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World's largest food service companies make historic animal welfare announcement
The lives of billions of chickens raised in the U.S. each year will be improved. Compass Group and Aramark—two of the top three largest food service companies, which run dining operations at thousands of colleges, universities, hospitals, and stadiums nationwide—have made Read More...
The state of solar power looks bright in 2017 (+video)
By 2017, solar power capacity in the U.S. will have nearly tripled in less than three years, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Combined wind, utility-scale and distributed solar power accounted for more than 66% of all new capacity installed in the U.S. last year. Already, more than twice Read More...
Want to boost wind and solar power? Bring them together
What’s keeping solar and wind power from fully taking over the electric grid? For starters, the sun only shines during the day. Wind blows intermittently, is seasonally variable, and is not always blowing when the energy is needed. But what if solar and wind work together? "Wind resource Read More...
Microsoft announces its largest wind energy purchase
Microsoft announced on Monday its largest purchase of wind energy to date in two agreements together representing 237 MW, bringing the company’s total investments in wind energy projects in the US to over 500 MW. Microsoft has been consistent in its ambitions to green its operations, Read More...
US sustainable investment soars 33 per cent to $8.7tr
One in every five dollars invested under professional management in the US is now directed to assets that are defined as sustainable, responsible and impact (SRI) investing following a period of stellar growth for the sector. That is the conclusion of a major new report released this week by the Read More...
This startup is making meat without killing any animals
A Bay Area-based startup called Memphis Meats has figured out how to make a real meatball in the lab using beef cells, no livestock required. This is fantastic since lab-grown meat doesn’t need to snack on grain to survive nor does it produce methane when being made unlike real livestock. Yes, Read More...
Beautiful solar structures: The future of urban design
Clean energy sources are often relegated to places where people cannot see them, like far in the ocean or on the roofs of buildings. But what if they were instead made into aesthetically-pleasing structures meant to be seen on the street? What if art could be combined with the production of solar Read More...
A new process to turn the waste heat of power plants into electricity
In most power plants, most of the energy produced ends up as heat. Some of this heat is then used to produce electricity but much of it typically gets lost when it escapes into the atmosphere. A group of researchers has developed a new material that can be used to turn waste heat into electricity. Read More...
Sustainable investments surge by more than $2 trillion in the last two years
A new economic report on sustainable investments revealed eyebrow-raising numbers this week, showing a surge of more than $2 trillion in the last two years in assets that meet environmental, social and corporate-governance goals. That raises the number to $8.72 trillion, indicating a growth of Read More...
How to move past the shock of the election
For many, the U.S election was an absolute shock. Just how upsetting it was can be seen in the strings of protests that filled the streets of many U.S cities. The results of the election, however, are final, which means its time to regroup and move forward. Here’s what you can do to get rid of Read More...